Battle of Chungju

The Battle of Chungju was a major battle of the Imjin War which occurred on 28 April 1592. In the battle, the numerically-inferior Japanese army under Yukinaga Konishi repelled several Korean cavalry attacks with formations of pikemen, destroying Shin Rip's larger army. Shin Rip committed suicide after his defeat, and the Korean imperial family and court were forced to flee to Pyongyang as the Japanese advanced on the Korean capital of Hanseong (Seoul).